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May 9, 2013

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Smartphones Prove Their Worth As Satellites 1

Three smartphones, which are destined to become low-cost satellites, rode to space last month on the maiden flight of Orbital Science Corp.’s Antares rocket. It was launched from NASA’s Wallops Island Flight Facility in Virginia....More
May 8, 2013

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Seattle Welcomes Microwave Week

The 2013 International Microwave Symposium (IMS) is annually the largest gathering of RF/microwave professionals in the world....More
May 8, 2013

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Filtering EMI And RFI Noise

The increased complexity of modern electronic components, circuits, and systems often results in elevated EMI and RFI levels which must be brought into proper compliance....More
May 7, 2013

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Amplifier Module Drives 6 To 18 GHz

This compact amplifier module provides better than 20 W output power with high gain from 6 to 18 GHz for broadband systems and measurement applications....More
May 7, 2013

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Spectrum Analyzer Scours 9 kHz To 3 GHz

This versatile spectrum analyzer performs a wide range of measurements from 9 kHz to 3 GHz....More
May 7, 2013

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Analyzer Hunts For Interference

An instrument with GPS and advanced software works with an existing line of analyzers to locate interference signal sources....More
May 7, 2013

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Vector Signal Generator Spans 100 kHz To 6 GHz

These vector signal generators are available with modulation bandwidths of 160 MHz for carrier frequencies to 6 GHz....More
May 3, 2013

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Vector Network Analyzers Support Versatile Testing

Available in both portable and bench top versions, vector network analyzers have become one of the workhorse measurement tools of the RF/microwave industry....More
May 2, 2013

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Modifications Improve Reflectarray Antennas

Modifications to a standard aperture-coupled microstrip antenna can be used to develop reflectarray antennas with improved bandwidth and efficiency....More
May 1, 2013

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TES Detecting Device Cuts Noise Equivalent Power

This group of researchers found ways to compensate for the combined heating effect arising from the fact that the thermal relaxation time of the TES film is much longer than the period of the RF current....More
Apr. 30, 2013

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RF Transformer Extends To 4 GHz

for impedance matching from 10 to 4000 MHz, this surface-mount RF attenuator minimizes insertion loss with respectable return-loss performance....More
Apr. 30, 2013

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Attenuator Adjusts Levels To 11 GHz

This variable attenuator boasts 0.1-dB control of a 30-dB attenuation range from 7 to 11 GHz....More
Apr. 30, 2013

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Programmable LPF Screens ADC Circuits

This lowpass filter provides programmable screening of bandwidths from 5 to 72 MHz suitable for integration into microwave radios....More
Apr. 30, 2013

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Wideband VCO Tunes 2700 To 5400 MHz

A low-noise oscillator delivers robust +7 dBm output power from 2700 to 5400 MHz....More
Apr. 30, 2013

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Oscillator Tunes From 5685 To 5780 MHz

This tunable, low-noise oscillator supports numerous communications applications through 5780 MHz....More
Apr. 30, 2013

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Radio IC Drives LTE Pico Cells

This programmable IC contains many of the radio components needed for small indoor and outdoor cellular communications base stations using LTE/3G channels....More
Apr. 29, 2013

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Modular SoC Design Integrates RF Transceiver In 32-nm Process

This system on a chip (SoC) integrates diverse digital, analog, and RF blocks on a single die, allowing the RF transceiver and associated RF front end to co-exist with the rest of the SoC while maintaining RF performance....More
Apr. 26, 2013

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Tackling Terahertz Transceiver Design

Improvements in photonic and electronic technologies are enabling the development of devices and components capable of operating at terahertz frequencies....More
Apr. 26, 2013

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1-V Transceiver Exceeds Needs Of IEEE 802.15.6 Narrowband/BLE PHY

Fabricated in 0.13-micron CMOS and measuring just 5.9 square mm, this transceiver satisfies the IEEE 802.15.6 narrowband PHY standard as well as Bluetooth Low Energy to serve WBAN applications....More
Apr. 25, 2013

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Simulate A Doherty Amplifier With DPD

Designing a Doherty amplifier actually involves the design of two related amplifiers, with carefully maintained impedance matching between them....More
Apr. 25, 2013

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Attenuators Step From 1 To 6000 MHz

These digital step attenuators operate from 1 to 6000 MHz with 0.25-dB steps in versions with maximum attenuation values of 30, 60, and 90 dB....More
Apr. 24, 2013

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LNA Quiets Cellular And Satcom Radios

This compact low-noise amplifier provides excellent noise figure from 700 to 3800 MHz....More
Apr. 24, 2013

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MIMO/Diversity Antenna Serves Multiple Applications

A printed slot antenna provides basic UWB frequency coverage and adds coverage of narrowband wireless systems for GSM and Bluetooth frequency bands to be used in MIMO/diversity systems....More
Apr. 23, 2013

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What’s The Difference Between IEEE 802.11ac And 802.11ad?

The IEEE 802.11ac and 802.11ad specifications both promise to deliver increased capacity, speed, and performance in different ways, allowing users on-the-go to enjoy even their highest-data-rate applications....More
Apr. 22, 2013

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Single CDTA Leads To Multiple Filters

An active component, a CDTA, can be used as the basis for a variety of different filter responses, selecting the different responses by changing bias current to the amplifier....More

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